Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stockton West
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Stockton West (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
North East England - Stockton West constituency.svg
Boundary of Stockton West in the North East England
County County Durham
Major settlements Stockton on Tees
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC
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Stockton West is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

The constituency composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The seat comprises the majority of the (to be abolished) Stockton South constituency, extended westwards into rural areas to include the Western Parishes ward from Stockton North and the two Borough of Darlington wards from Sedgefield (to be abolished). [4]

Following a local government boundary review in Stockton-on-Tees which came into effect in May 2023, [5] [6] the constituency now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

Stockton South prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 TBC TBC

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Stockton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Frederick Boddy [7]
Independents for Direct DemocracyMonty Brack [8]
Independent Vivek Chhabra [7]
Labour Joe Dancey [9]
Reform UK Stephen Matthews [10]
Independent Niko Omilana [7]
Green Anna-Maria Toms [7]
Conservative Matt Vickers [11]
Independent Mohammed Zaroof [7]
Turnout
Registered electors

See also

Related Research Articles

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Yarm, also referred to as Yarm-on-Tees, is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England. It is in Teesdale with a town centre on a small meander of the River Tees. To the south-east, it extends to the River Leven, to the south it extends into the Kirklevington.

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Aislaby is a small village and civil parish on the north bank of the River Tees within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is located to the west of Eaglescliffe and Yarm. The name, first attested as Asulue(s)bi in 1086, is of Viking origin and means "Aslak's farm." Aislaby was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fairfield, County Durham</span> Area of Stockton, County Durham, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockton South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2024

Stockton South was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockton North (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

Stockton North is a constituency covering the town of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham and other nearby settlements in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees located north of the River Tees, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Alex Cunningham, a member of the Labour Party.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council elections are held every four years. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Stockton-on-Tees, which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, England. Until 1 April 1996 it was a non-metropolitan district in Cleveland.

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High Leven is a village of Ingleby Barwick in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, on top of the River Leven's dell. It has a public house called The Fox Covert and a co-operative food store, open every day 05:00 to 24:00, with an ATM and petrol station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maltby, North Yorkshire</span> Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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Stockton-on-Tees is a former borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election from 1868 to 1983.

The non-metropolitan county of Cleveland was created under the Local Government Act 1972, which came into effect on 1 April 1974, comprising the urban areas around the mouth of the River Tees, previously parts of the administrative counties of Durham and North Riding of Yorkshire. Although it was abolished in 1996, the four unitary authorities which succeeded it have been considered together for the purposes of reviewing parliamentary boundaries. The area has returned 6 MPs to the UK Parliament since 1983.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election</span> 2023 English local election

The 2023 Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect all 56 members of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, a unitary authority which straddles the ceremonial counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire in England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, James (2023-06-28). "Sweeping changes to North East's political map confirmed". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 4 North East region.
  4. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Stockton West". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  5. ↑ "UK Government Web Archive". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ↑ "The Stockton-on-Tees (Electoral Changes) Order 2022".
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "UK Parliamentary general election: Stockton West constituency". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ↑ https://we-are-collective.org/candidates/stockton-west
  9. ↑ "Labour selects candidate to stand in new Teesside seat at next general election". The Northern Echo. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  10. ↑ "Stockton North Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "People have asked if I'm standing for re-election…". Facebook. 2024-05-25. Archived from the original on 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.

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